Charlotte's waiving of Nick Smith Jr. puts a bow on Hornets' disastrous 2022 NBA Draft night trade

The 2021 and 2022 NBA Drafts are major inflection points in the last decade of Charlotte Hornets basketball. After selecting LaMelo Ball in the 2020 Draft and signing Gordon Hayward soon after, ...
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Breaking down Nick Smith Jr.'s sophomore year with the Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets' dismal 2024-25 season ended with a whimper against the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Now that the campaign is in the rearview mirror, it's time to review what was for some ...
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Charlotte Hornets Sign Nick Smith Jr.

July 2, 2023 – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced today the team has signed Nick Smith Jr., the 27 th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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Hornets: How Nick Smith Jr. Can Fit Next To LaMelo Ball

In the 2022 high school basketball recruiting class, Nick Smith Jr. slotted in as the third-best player in the country per RSCI. He then took his highly-touted talents to his local school, the ...